Graf 3
Crew quarters of ambulance base at midnight

4 people in the TV room in a mixture of grren and blue uniforms
A movie playing that they are only half watching
3 laptops opened
portable radios lined up
toughbooks stacked up
batteries charging for the toughbooks and the computers
1 guy in a green uniform sitting at a desktop
phones and fax machines lining a table
books, manuals, and forms lining a multitude of shelves
stacks of magazines
lockers in various colors of blue, some with locks some not
coats and pillows thrown on the lockers
pictures on lockers
newspaper articles on lockers
coats thrown on chairs
a black boot shining kit
board games
memos posted in various locations

Ok, she thought looking around the room, this is really quite a unique place. People dressed almost exactly the same are in that little room to the left. These people didn't look alike, so she didn't think they were family. But, they sure as hell were acting like a family. They were lying on couches and in chairs, shoes off, even putting up with some ocasionally obnoxious snoring. Wait a minute, families don't have lockers and keep things locked from each other do they? She was really confused now though, because there are pictures of kids, dogs, and other important life events all over the place. Those are certainly things family members share with each other. She thought to herself, is it a big family? They have all those radios, so they must get lost alot or have a need to be in constant communication. Well that would explain all the phones. They must have fun at times too, because there were games, movies, and some pretty good books lying around. Wonder if they fight over them? The stern notes she read led her to believe at times they were a handful. Whoever the person in charge of this family was must really care for them, because she also noted notes of thanks and recognition. As she continued to look around, she decided they must be a smart family, some of those magazines were pretty heavy duty reading. No McCall's or Field and Stream here. She picked up a magazine and flipped through it. Prehospital C-PAP, vital signs, airway management, then it hit her. These people worked together and they were emergency medical technicians. The stuff she had seen on tv was not complete fiction after all. These people really were a family.